The Summer Season of North America’s Champions Queue in League of Legends Begins Today
The summer season of North America’s Champions Queue will kick off today in League of Legends, according to Zack “Whoopley” Elliot, the academy director of the LCS.
Some changes will be implemented to Champions Queue, including the addition of MMR to balance matchmaking and reflect player skill better.
LP gains will be tied to MMR, similar to the standard ladder in the game. The 10 highest-ranking players in the queue will receive a new icon at the end of the season.
Champions Queue is a separate ladder for high-ranked players in North America. It was launched in February for the 2022 LCS Spring Split.
The eligible players for this elite ladder are teams from the LCS, LCS Academy, Liga Latinoamérica, the top 16 amateur teams of the regions, and the LCS alumni.
Riot plans to implement an application process to join the queue in the future. However, this is not expected to occur during this season.
Cloud99 support Zven won the inaugural season of Champions Queue, earning himself $25,000.
It remains to be seen if Riot will introduce other previously-announced features to help the queue maintain its popularity throughout the summer season.